Overview and Gameplay
George Stobbart survives a café bombing in Paris and follows the attacker’s trail into a conspiracy involving journalist Nicole Collard and the Knights Templar. The investigation moves through Paris, Ireland, Syria, Spain, and other locations as new clues unlock destinations and conversation topics.
Progress depends on examining scenes, questioning characters, collecting objects, and applying inventory items to people or environmental puzzles. Dialogue uses topic icons, while maps provide travel between discovered locations. Dangerous choices can kill George, and three save slots preserve progress.
Controls And Mechanics
George moves directly with the directional pad. Nearby people and objects can be examined or used, while inventory items may be inspected, combined, shown to characters, or applied to scenery. The Vista menu cycles through available hotspots, making doors, clues, and interactive objects easier to locate on the handheld screen.
Version Notes
The Game Boy Advance adaptation replaces mouse control with direct movement and a hotspot-cycling Vista system. Dialogue appears as text, and the cartridge supports English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
Release And Credits
- Release year: 2002
- Developer: Revolution Software
- Publisher: BAM! Entertainment
- Original platforms: Windows, DOS, Macintosh, and PlayStation
- Alternate title: Circle of Blood
